Arrival - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD, Blu-ray, or 4K Ultra HD Combo PackVideo on Demand
One of the best movies of the year and one of the best Sci-fi films since The Martian. Yes, I know these movies were only released a year apart, but it is worth noting that we got two amazing Sci-fi films back-to-back. I really hope this is a trend. Extras on the Blu-ray include five featurettes with a total running time of about 80 minutes. I would have liked an audio commentary track, but you really can’t complain about the in-depth nature of the extras.

Beavis & Butt-Head: The Complete Collection - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon:DVD
This isn’t a complete series. It’s the previous three volumes in one box set. There are more than a few shorts that Mike Judge is no longer comfortable having his name attached to, so as long as he’s in charge, they won’t be released again.

Bleed for This - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-rayVideo on Demand
Busted Oscar Bait. The film’s reviews are good, but not great, so it is worth checking out, but not a must have. Extras include a couple of making of featurettes, plus some deleted scenes. This pushes it up to a purchase, but no more.

Christine - Reviews - Buy from Amazon:DVDVideo on Demand
A movie based on the life and death of TV news reporter Christine Chubbuck. The film earned excellent reviews, but given its subject matter and release date, it was up against a lot of Oscar contenders, so it is no real surprise it wasn’t able to thrive against this competition. Sadly, it isn’t even getting a Blu-ray release. Even so, it is worth picking up.

Def Leppard: And There Will Be A Next Time...Live From Detroit - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
This DVD / Blu-ray was also on last week’s list. However, it came out on Friday, so it sort of straddled two different weeks.

Mercy Street: Season Two - Reviews - Buy from Amazon:DVD or Blu-ray
A PBS series set during the civil war focusing on two nurses from opposite sides of the conflict. The reviews are great, but it is not an instant classic.

One Million Years B.C. - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The most famous, and possibly the best, of this sub-genre of films. The prehistoric humans interacting with dinosaurs became a real fad in the 1960s / early 1970s, mainly due to women like Raquel Welch wearing a fur bikini in the movie. As soon as producers realized they could skip the dinosaurs and the films would do almost as well at the box office, the films got a lot weaker in terms of quality. On a side note, one of this film’s sequels, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth is coming out on Blu-ray at the end of the month.

One Piece: Collection Eighteen - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
One of a few Anime titles that regularly appears on this list. On a side note, it would literally take a week to watch every episode released on DVD. That’s a week, non-stop, without a break.

Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVDVideo on Demand
I’m impressed by this franchises longevity, as it has run for 20 seasons over the past 30 some years. That said, I’m not in the target audience, so I can’t really comment on the quality.

The Yakuza - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo PackVideo on Demand
This film was directed by Sydney Pollack and stars Robert Mitchum. It has an interesting premise: A former soldier returns to Japan to help an old friend, who has become mixed up with the Yakuza. However, the execution is flawed. It is worth checking out, and I’m sure fans of the movie are happy it is coming out on Blu-ray. That said, for most a rental will be enough.

3D Blu-ray Releases - Buy from Amazon: It Came from Outer Space - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
We have a 3D release this week. It’s a classic from the 1950s, so if you are a fan of Sci-fi films from that era, it is worth picking up.

TV on DVD Megasets - Buy from Amazon: Star Trek Enterprise - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-rayWacky Races - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
I previouslyreviews all fourseason of Enterprise. I’m not a fan of the show, but this Blu-ray box set is much cheaper, so if you are a fan but balked at the price before, now it is worth picking up.